Lucknow: Announcing to launch an agitation
against Women Reservation Bill, Samajwadi Party on Wednesday appealed
to Muslims MPs in all the political parties to press for
amendment in the measure, which it said was the conspiracy to
keep the community away from politics.
"Poor women from amongst Dalits, backwards and Muslims
will not get the benefit of this reservation. We appeal to all
Muslim MPs to press for amendments in the bill," senior party
leader and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council
Ahmad Hasan told reporters here.
"Congress and BJP have cheated Muslims and it is a joint
conspiracy to keep them away from the politics," he alleged.
Claiming that the reservation policy would only help
women from affluent class, he announced that the party would
launch an agitation on this issue.
"There are several states including Gujarat, MP, Haryana
and Punjab from where not even a single Muslim candidate was
elected to the Lok Sabha. Under such circumstances how a
Muslim woman will get elected," he questioned.
He alleged that the Congress had made a mockery of
recommendations of Sachar and Rangnath Mishra committees,
which suggested reservation to Muslims on the basis of their
population.
"Now it had been proved that these reports were merely an
eyewash and the Muslims have been cheated upon," he said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 17:21